Michigan in the News

Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, told The Associated Press that the recent burglary at a pharmaceutical company's warehouse, in which thieves made off with up to $25 million worth of prescription drugs, “will enter folklore.”

NPR's "All Things Considered" spoke with Lloyd Johnston, distinguished senior research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, about the changing attitudes towards smoking that have caused a large drop in the number of teenage smokers.

Michael Traugott, professor of communication studies and research professor in the Center for Political Studies, spoke with the Detroit Free Press about President Obama’s letter-writing habits, for an article about a Michigan woman who received a handwritten reply to a letter she wrote Obama.

How do you spell MICHIGAN? If you keep your eyes peeled as you walk around campus, you’ll see a variety of architectural elements and physical features that form the “Michigan alphabet.” A slideshow in the current edition of Michigan Today offers some examples. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services)

Obama adviser to speak at Law School commencementMichigan Law alumna and senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett will deliver this spring’s commencement address at the Law School on May 8. Jarrett is slated to visit Ann Arbor just one week after President Obama delivers the commencement address for the university as a whole.

Public may sit in on RSC’s creative process during U-M visitThe Royal Shakespeare Company arrives at U-M on Friday for an intensive 10-day “creative residency,” the purpose of which is to develop three new plays for its 2011 season. The public is invited to observe the creative process being played out in a discussion among dramatists, actors and others.

VIDEO: The benefits of value-based insurance designAs President Obama and Congress wrestle with the future of health care reform, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, discusses why part of the solution might be a system that offers financial incentives to promote high-value care where it does the most good.

The Michigan Difference

Helping hand for laid-off workers
As Michigan’s economy shifts away from manufacturing, thousands of unemployed workers face the challenge of preparing for a new career. Helping them meet their retraining needs is LEARN, a program developed by Lynn Wooten, clinical associate professor of strategy and management and organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. A collaboration among several organizations, LEARN provides university-level e-learning and career rebranding courses.